Database Engineer (DBRE / Senior DBA)

Senior Database Engineer / Reliability Engineer embedded in a sprint-based DBA squad, helping evolve the function from traditional DBA work into a reliability-first, self-service–oriented database platform. This role emphasizes recoverability, lifecycle management, and modeling best practices, not custodial ticket work.

Database Administration / Engineering

MySQL & Postgres experts with strong cloud experience to support the automation and execution of lifecycle management activities (patching, upgrades, decommissioning, etc.)

What they’ll do

•  Own database reliability outcomes: availability, performance, recoverability
•  Design and operationalize data-loss recovery procedures (restore workflows, validation, execution plans)
•  Lead DB fleet lifecycle management (versions, patching, sizing, standards)
• Improve alerting, observability, incident response, and RCA
•  Implement secure-by-default DB patterns (least privilege, encryption, auditability)
•  Build self-service database capabilities to reduce support burden
•  Pair daily with internal DBAs to model DBRE practices (observational learning)

• 7+ years in DBA / DBRE roles
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS RDS / Aurora
• Strong Postgres and/or MySQL expertise
•  Proven experience executing restores and recovery under pressure
•  Comfortable working in agile teams (standups, sprints, shared backlog)
•  Automation-first mindset
   
  Nice-to-haves
   
• Compliance-heavy environments
• Cost-aware DB sizing patterns
• Kubernetes/EKS familiarity